Wardrobe hook



y 7, 1936- J. G. MILHIME 2,047,107

WARDROBE HOOK Filed Jan. 21, 1935 Merfir:

Patented July 7, 1936 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1 Claim.

This invention relates to wardrobe hooks of the construction shown in my Patent No.

1,835,419 of December 8, 1931, but having a lowor as well as an upper portion.

Among the objects of my invention are to provide a hook adapted to be mounted in normal position when in use but which may be swung out of theway when not in use; to create a hook with a mounting bracket from which the hook may be removable; to supply a removable, swingable hook having usable upper and lower portions, and such other objects, advantages and capabilities as will later more fully appear and which are inherently possessed by my invention.

While I have shown in the accompanying drawing a preferred embodiment of myinvention yet I wish it understood that the same is susceptible of modification and change without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Referring more particularly to the drawing: Fig. 1 is a top plan view of my invention; Fig. 2 is a front elevation of same; Fig. 3 is a side elevation of one of my hooks in detail.

The embodiment selected to illustrate my invention comprises a bracket I, adapted to be secured against a wall or the like, and hooks 2. Said bracket has an upper leaf 3 and a lower leaf 4 joined by a bridge 5 having openings 6 formed therein in which means may be placed to secure the bracket to the wall of a wardrobe or closet. Openings 1 are formed in the upper leaf adjacent the forward corners thereof and similar openings 8 are formed in the lower leaf 4. Grooves 9 extend diagonally from the forward corners of the lower leaf 4 to the openings 8 to prevent accidental movement of hooks 2. The hooks 2 are of a duplicate construction and each consists of a strand of resilient wire folded intermediate its ends to form an upper bill Ill having a blunt forward end. The side arms I I and I2 of the hook are bent toward each other as shown at I3 and I4 with the bent portion I4 of the arm I2 disposed at a downward incline and the end portion of the arm II is.

then bent to provide shank I5 and terminates in downwardly extending stem I I to fit through the opening I of the upper leaf. The stem I1 is bent to provide a finger I9 adapted to engage the under face of the upper leaf 3. The downwardly inclined portion I4 of arm I2 is spaced slightly forward of lower leaf 4 of the bracket and continues downwardly past said lower leaf 4 to form a rounded and upwardly curved portion 20 bent back on itself to form a substan-' tially parallel similar portion 2| to form a lower bill 22. Said portion 2I continues up to a point slightly above lower leaf 4 where it is bent substantially at right angles thereto to form a shank I6 substantially parallel to shank I5 and terminating in downwardly extending stem I8 to fit through opening 8 of leaf 4 of the bracket.

Since the bracket is formed of resilient wire and the extension I9 limits upward movement of the shank I5, the shank I6 will bear against the upper face of the lower leaf 4 and have frictional binding engagement therewith. This will cause the lower arm to be seated in the recess leading to the opening through which the stem IB passes and the bracket will be releasably held in an extended position for use and prevented from being accidentally moved to a retracted position.

When it is desired to remove a hook and substitute a new one the lower arm can be swung upwardly to move its stem or pin out of the opening 8 and the upper arm then tilted upwardly until the stem I1 and extension I 9 are withdrawn from the opening 1.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

A device of the character described comprising a bracket having an upper and a lower leaf, each of said leaves having spaced openings, said lower leaf having grooves in the upper surface leading from said openings therein to the edge of said lower leaf, and a hook consisting of a strand of resilient wire folded intermediate its ends to form an upper bill blunt at its outer end and having spaced side arms, one arm being bent to form an upper shank extending longitudinally of the upper bill intermediate the width thereof and terminating in a stem rotatably engaged through one of the openings in the upper leaf and having its lower end bent to engage the under face of the upper leaf, the other arm being bent downwardly and inwardly, said arm spaced from and continuing past said lower leaf and having an upwardly curved portion bent back on itself to form a lower bill, said bent back portion continuing upwardly above said lower leaf and then bent to form a shank extending beneath the shank of the first mentioned arm and terminating in a depending stem rotatably engaged through one of the openings in the lower leaf, the shank of the last mentioned arm being adapted to engage in one of the grooves of the lower leaf to releasably hold the hook in adjusted position.

JOHN G. MILHIME. 

